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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-13

One thing has already been demonstrated
in the first speeches delivered in the Ohio
campaign, and that is that Brother Powell
will not be permitted to presume upon the
ignorance of the people in making state
ments concerning historical facts. He did
1t in his first speech by saying that the
Democratic party had never granted any
of the public domain in aid of railroad con
struction. Gov. Foraker, In his answer
showed that forty. three enactments had
been passed by the Democrats when they
had control of the government, between
1850 and 1861, aggregating thirty-two
millions of acres or about three fifths of
all the lands that have been granted to
railroads So much for the beginning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
THE ELEPHANT.
Submission and Prohibition In ReIa
ton TO the Two Parties.

r. G. Garter, Representative from
this county, in a personal letter,
among other equally true things,
says: Our party, as you must
know, is IN a fair way of being natur-
ally injured by getting the elephant
On its hands. The Republicans out
side of the st. Louis and Kansas City
are all voting for submission, and not
a mothers 0 of them are in favor
of prohibition. They, of course, are
doing this to saddle the responsibility
On the Democrats as they have a
majority. There are a great many
Democratic members who arc pledged
for submission that will not vote for
prohibition. l think hereafter this
question should go square to the peo-
pie. and, if a nan is a prohibitionst,
let him say so and run on that issue.
and then no party would be response.
Bile"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
The Grand Jury Report.

FROM the Kansas City lines.
MEXICO, Mo-, Feb. I'm a dis
patch from this place dated the Sd
inst, published in the Times the next
day under prominent headlines, 8
grave injustice is done two of oul
most worthy and best citizens-Judge
+. Robinson, late circuit judge Of
this judicial district, and George
Robertson, late prosecuting attorney
Of this, Audrain, county. The grand
jury report does not charge anything
criminal against either Of those gen
tlemen, nor state any fact or circum.
stance relating to the official conduct
Of either of them that is not in &C.
cordance with the most intelligent,
faithful and honest administration Of
the criminal law.
The grand jury did make a report
and cite the fact that certain indict
ments had been dismissed, and stays
of execution entered upon judgments
during good behavior of the defend
ants where they had pleaded guilty
but there is nothing in the report
that in the least reflects upon the Of
fetal character Of either gentleman
It is a we'll known fact that certain
persons, with an intent to iniure both
of these men, instigated the inquiry,
and had it not been for the fact thai
one Of the city papers here, whose
editor is moved by ill-feeling against
these men, published information be.
fore it was made public, as to the
contents of the report, and that it re.
Elected upon them, very little would
have been thought of it.:
The fact is the committee appoint
ed to investigate the report and see
if a~nything improper had been en-.
gagged in by either the judge Or pros.
ecuting attorney while serving in
their respective offices, was appointed
at the request of these men them.
selves, in order that the public might
Uniformed as h he true nature and
effect of the report.
Your paper is extensively real If
this part of the state, and the infer
ences to be drawn from the dispatch
referred to are likely to do these men
no little injury. GEO. NJ. GILL
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
Trustees Sale.

WHEREAS, on April LIST, 1885, Thos.
w Able and Martha Able, his wife,
made a deed to b. b. Tureman, trustee,
recorded in book w, page 35i. of trust
records of Audraln county, Mo-, TO se-
cure the payment of a certain note
therein described, by which they convey
ed the following described real estate,
situate, lying and being in the county
of Audrain, State of Mo-, that is to say:
The east one-half 81 of the northwest
fourth 81, and the west one-half "a of
the northeast fourth "a of section eight
tS), township fifty-two (52), range "
"a, west of the fifth principal meridian,
and also the south half "a ofthe south
vest fourth. "a of section five, township
ffty-two, range seven and southwest
tourth "a of southeast fourth of section
i've (5), township iifty-two (52), range
seven 90, west, except nine acres in
southeast corner, containing in all I'll
acres. And, whereas, said note is un-
paid and due; and, whereas, said trustee
refuses to act. Now, therefore, j, John
w. Atchison, sherif'of Audraiu county,
Mo, at the request ofthe holder of said
note will, on
Thursday, Feb. IL, 1887,
between the hours of Q O'Clock a. IN and
4 O'Clock D.. IN. of that day, at the east
front door of the court house, IN the
city Of Mexico, county of Audrain, State
of Missouri, sell to the highest bidder,
for cash, said land to pay said note, in
terest and costs.
42-tds. JOHN w. ATCHISON,
Sheriff of Audrain county, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
EX-GOy, &, III. Hardin.

Ex-Gov. C.. Ii. Hardin is being
mentioned by his friends as a suitable
man to occupy a place on the inter,
state commerce commission. The
position would require a man of firm
ness and mature judgement, ability
and the strictest integrity. II the
place should be rendered Gov. Har-
din and he would accept such an APP
pointment, it would insure one sound
man in the board who would deal
fairly with all classes and interests
Rails County Guide.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

MR. LEWIS BUECHARp, son of DIR.
Burchard of litcrative notoriety, has
written a letter containing this state
ment:
"The only rewards DIR. Burchard
ever received for the unfortunately
famous speech were the profuse
thanks of Mr.. Blame Immediately af-
forwards, and his cordial invitation
to dine with Mrs. Blaine and himself
the same evening"
The journals which have been so
active in abusing DIR. Burchard for
his famous little speech should now
give Mr.. Blaine a scoring for the
p~rofuse thanks and the invitation to
dine. This revelation presents the
man from Maine in the attitude of an
accomplice.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
FROM HONOLULU.
An Extract from An Interesting Let.
ter Written by VIM. D. Laekand,
Formerly OF This City.

EIhe following Is IRON Il
letter written recently by VIM. O..
Lakeland, of Honolulu, II. l., to his
father. Judge N. Lakeland, Of Next
co, Mo: ave only have two mails
a month from the outside world, and
time is reckoned here by the steamer
days-meaning the arrival or de-
parture of a mail steamship to or
from San Francisco. Wednesday of
this week the steamer "Australia'
arrived, bringing the U. S. mail to-
night the steamer 'Almeada' is due
from Australia, en- route for San
Francisco. Every one here, of couise,
is very much interested in the Pacific
Gable p%roject-a scheme to connect
by cable Australia and America ,
touching at the Fiji and Sandwich
Islands, and look forward eagerly to
its completion.
Another enterprise from which
Hawaiians expect great benefit from,
is the completion of the Panama
canal, which, it is claimed, will make
Honolulu a port of California for all
the shipping Of the Pacific Ocean. But
the great and absorbing question is
always the reciprocity treaty with
the United States. Although anxiety
on that subject is somewhat aIlayed
by President Cleveland's recommend
alton in his message for the contlnu-
ance Of the treaty.
In November last King Kalakaua
attained his fftieth year, and the
event was celebrated with great dis.
play. The jubilee continued through
fourteen days, and many thousand
dollars were spent to commemorate
the event. The Legislature voted Sl5.
900 for the celebration, but that was
not q drop in the buc ket. The first
day was the Hookupu,o or day of pres
cnts, when every one was expected
to present to His Mighty a token
in remembrance of the day. No one
can tell the value of the presents he
received. They were very numerous
and varied from a sucking pig and
cat with kittens to a thousand dol,
lars in gold; one of the handsomest
presents was a pair of elegant tusks,
the largest l ever saw, polished like
a mirror and gold mounted; they were
valued at $1,000. Then there was 8
day of feasting, a day Of dancing.
a day Of field sports, such as racing
and the like, and a dag of aquatic
sports, such as boat races, swimming,
etc, and so on through the two
weeks. The sugar mills are begin.
ming now to grind, on the new crop
of course; and it is predicted that the
yield Of sugar for this year will b.
greater than e before. | see by
the papers that coal is being mined in
considerable quantities in Mexico and
Vandalia, which, | suppose, adds tc
the prosperity and importance of the
county. | am getting to like it here
very we'll now, although not well
enough to wish to live here always.
The climate is very nearly perfection,
though a long residence here is apt
to unfit one for a cold climate. Did
you see ". +. Roberts letter in the
LEDGER? He has gone to Hong
Kong, China"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

THERE are 5000 licensed and one.
thousand unlicensed drinking places
in New York City, with its population
Of about 1900, 00O-or one saloon
for every $50 inhabitants-men
women and children. There are
fewer than one-third as many-3,100,
in the state of Missouri with its pop,
ulation of 2,500,000. Philadelphia
is not far behind New York. 1t has
6,000 drinking plaees-or n to ev.
cry twenty-nine voters-the New
York ratio being one to every twenty.
four voters. The New York Evening
Posi-, in commenting on these facts.
says:
The Bonery is not the only portion
of the city which is thus infested
Third avenue is for miles so thickly
studded with saloons that you car
hardly find a block which has less
than four, and you can find hundred:
OF blocks in which there are any
where from six to a dozen. High
license is the kind of legislation which
he liquor interests most dread. Pro
hioition has M terrors for them, es.
pecially in q city like New York.
They know perfectly well that prohi.
bitson here would simply mean FIRE,
rum. But high license is quite anoth
er matter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
PORCH BOUNCED.
Col. Z. c. More OF Missouri Appointed
Censui.General to Mexico.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. Sec
rotary Bayard has triumphed in hi.
attempt to have Porch, Consu!-Gen
eral at Mexico, bounced. He was
removed at the instigatioa of Mr.
Bayard, because of his talking about
the alleged escapade of Sedgwick
+. Carey More of Missouri. who
has been a standing candidate fol
Congress in Mr.. Heads district, was
today appointed to succeed Porch.
Mr.. Bayard feels avenged and the
purity of the Mexican court assured
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
Order of Publication
STATE OF MISSOURI,

STATE OF MISSOURI
COUNTY OF AUDRAIN.
In the Probate Court for the Coun,r
Audrain, September term. 1885
w. B.. McIntire, administrator ofJar,o.
Taylor, deceased.
THIS day w. B. MeIntire. aamin;s,,.
l. tor of Jarret TAYLOR, deceased nsaa
ents to the court his petition. pray,na
for an order for the sale of so mucb -
the real estate of said deceased as viii
pay and satisfy the remaining dehss
due by said estate, and yet unpaid fos
want of sufficient assets, accompanying
by the accounts, lists and inventor;es
required by law in such case; on exam.
Ination whereof it is ordered, that ali
persons interested in the estate of saia
deceased, be notified that applicat;os
as aforesaid has been made, and unlsss
the contrary be shown on or before ths
first day of the next term of this conr.
to be held on the second Monday ~
March 1887, an order will be made f.,
the sale of the whole, or so much of tha
real estate of said deceased AS will ~
sufficient for the payment ofsaid debts,
n IL is further ordered that a con nj
this notice be published in some news.
paper in this state, for four weeks be-.
fore the next term of this court.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF AuDRArN.
is. M. Edwards, judge of the Probate
Court, held in and for said county
hereby certify that the foregoing is !
true copy of the original Order of Pub
lication therein referred to, as b sam,
appears of record in my office.
- Witness my hand and seal O
sr, said Court. Done at office il
ZEAL Mexico, Mo, this 10th day O
49, November, A. d., 1856.
S. NJ. EDWARDS,
Judge Of Probate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
They Forgot The Baby.

A company of friends recently call
ed ut the house Of a citizen of Mid
dIetown, Conn, to spend the even
ing. They were asked to lay their
coats, cloaks, and shawls on a bed
where Il baby a sleeping, The lit
tie Ii was unusually good that even
ing, and neither stirred nor cried.
When the guests had gone it was
found to be dead. 1t had been
smothered by the garments piled up
on ~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
Administrators NnfIee.

l HAVE this day taken charge o.
the estate of A. Laid, deceased, for tne
purpose of administering the same.
All persons having claims aRaibss
said estate are required TO exhibit tpem
for allowance 10 the administrator WIN.
In IN year after the date, or they mAi
be precluded from any benefit oil such
estate, and ifsuch claims be not exniu.
tied within two years from this dase
they will be forever barred.
This 18th day of Jan, 1857.
WARREN i. MCINTYRE.
FIT. Pub. Ad. Audrain Co., MO.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

She Non the nreSg.

LOUISIANA, Mo, February 5.-Mrs.
Edna Suda, wife of City Collector w.
F. Suda, to-day accomplished the
feat of eating thirty quail in thirty
consecutive days, and is still on the
track. In connection with the daily
quail menu, it may be said that the
lady both dressed and cooked the
birds herself. The consideration for
this heretofore difficult undertaking
was u rich silk drecs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

NINE Indians from the Sac and
Fox Agency, Indian Territory, are on
their way to Washington to see the
President. If any member of the
squad is after the position of Record
er of Deeds for the District of Co.
lumbia the fact has so far been kept
secret.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
Vice Versa.

We are in favor of submission be-
cause in favor Of prohibition, submits
sion is the first step towards prohibi.
ton. This is the reverse, partly, oil
the way the Mexico LEDGER and Sen.
ator Vest put it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
Administrators Notice.

/ have this day taken charge of the
estate of Doris Michel, deceased, for
the purpose of administering the same.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them for allowance TO the administers
tor within one year after the date, or
they may be precluded from any bene-
fit of such estate, and if such claims
be not exhibited within two years from
this date they will be forever barred.
This Sth day of Feb. 1887.
44-4t. WARREN B. MCINTYRE,
Pub, Ad. Audrain Co. Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

A horrible railroad accident. caused
by a broken rail, occurred near
White River junction Saturday
morning, which resulted in nearly
one hundred persons losing their
lives. -Four cars were plunged over
an embankme' into river, and took
fire, consuming the imprisoned pas
seDgers. About fifty bodies have
been recovered up to date.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
Dissolution OF Copartnership.

M Jan. LIST, 1857, the partnership
" between J. ID. Morris & Co. was dis-
olved by mutual consent, PHI. CAN'T has-
ing bought out X. l.. Morris and L. n.
Locke. The business of the old firm VIA
be settled by Morris & CAN'T. They WISE
TO say to those indebted TO the house y
call and settled al the cold business
must be settled.
Morris g. CAN'T propose 10 sell goous
as close as any house In this county 70
cash and short time buyers. 42-At.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

EUROPEAN Craftsmanship is vainly
striving to devise some way of Great
ing a surplus, while Americans are
trying to find some way to get rid of
theirs. The American job ought to
be the easier of the two, but it ap-
pears to be very difficult indeed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

In ILLINOIS an earnest effort, sup
ported by a. number of prominent
clergymen, is being made to secure
the passage of law making it only a
nisdemeanor to kill the betrayor of
a woman Down in this part of the
country we have an unwritten law
which makes it only emotional insan-
H.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
Trustees sale.

WHEREAS, on October Goth, 1884,
w Nelson Z. Bush, and his wife, Mar.
tina Bush, made a deed to IL. A. Rick
etts, trustee, recorded in book Y. page
1913, of trust records of Audrain county,
Mo-, to secur the payment of a GER
tain note therein described, by which
they conveyed the following described
real estate, situate, lying and being in
the county of Audrain, State OF Mis-
souri,, to-wlt:
The west half of the northwest quar-.
ter and the northeast quarter of the
n rthwest quarter of section twenty,
100 township fifty-two, 1927 range sew
en-, ca, Audrain county, Missouri.
And whereas said note is unpaid and
due and whereas said trustee refuses
to act. Now, therefore, l, John w.
Atchlson, Sheriff of Audrain county,
Mo-, at the request of the holder Of
said note, will, on
Monday, February 18th, 1887,
between the hours of 8 O'Clock a. M,
and 4 O'Clock p. M, of that day, at the
east front door of the Court House, in
the city of Mexico. county of Audrain,
State Of Missouri, sell to the highest
bidder, for cash, said land to pay said
note, interest and costs.
40tds JOHN w. ATCHISON,
Sheriff of AuGrain County, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

THERE is no trouble to start a new
party if money is subscribed by the
members to pay delegate expenses,
as was the East in this city last Thurs.
day. "Walking delegates can be
secured any time, at any place, for
any cause, if they are paid.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

THE Chicago Socialists have taken
to very small business. They want
the United States army abolished.
Next they will insist On the abolition
Of the Marine Band, which is about
all there is left of our gigantic Navy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

From the st. Louis Republican.
Hon. Casius NJ. Clay, of Kentucky,
sounds the toesin against the impor,
tation Of Australian rabbits. Mr..
Clay has grown chronic in his hab-
bit of sounding the toesin, and it
might as well be rabbits as anything
else.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
MERCHANTS HOTEL,
MoberIy, Mo.
MOODS 4 ALLEN, PrOprietOfS.

Located n block west of the Union
Depot, in the heart of the city. Furnish
ed with electric bells, electic lights, BATH
rooms, lne sample rooms ard all eonven-
fences found in q metropolitan hotel.
Carriage fare saved. Tables first-class.
CAN when You are in Moberly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

A MAN in this city recently caught
a severe cold while standing on q
corner talking about the late wars and
especially about the battle of Gettys-
burg. Thus do patriots kindly at
tempt to reduce the misfit surplus.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

THAT Chicago girl is in about the
worst dilemma On record. She
doesn't know whether she is legally
Miss Van Zandt, Mrs. Henry Spies
or Mrs. August Spies. But she may
rest assured that the country regards
her as little better than q lunatic.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
Prospecting for Coal.

New LONDON, Mo-, February s.
The yandalia Coal Company has
brought its tools here to begin pros
lpecting for coal one mile from town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
Administrators Naficn.

IHAVE this day taken charge OF the
estate of John DOYLE, deceased, for the
purpose of administering the same.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
for allowance to the administrator
within one year after the date, or they
may be precluded from any benefit Of
such estate, and if such claims be not
exhibited within two year from this
date they will be forever barred.
This 18th day of Jan, 1887.
42-4t WARREN b, McINTIE,
pnh Az AnIrain M Nh
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

B. r. CAUTHoRN who is q member
OF the Board of Trade, is very
anxious for the Board to accomplish
something and never fails to come in
to The meetings.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

THE Navy Departments inspectors
are busy inspecting the steel for the
new war vessels. Under the old adj
ministration of the navy it used to be
written STEAL
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

EDGAR p. BRANsTETTER of Tenn,
has our thanks for Ulster County
Gazette, printed Jan. 4th, 1900, and
containing a full account of the death
OF Washington. The paper is quite
a curiosity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

IT is rumored that Brigham Young
is still alive. If this is true, Brigham
has discovered a very ingenious plan
for keeping cut of the penltentiary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

THE Rails County Guide is now
edited by the Young Bros. We trust
they will keep it up to the standard
attained under the management Of
Everett Bean.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

If EVERY county in the state had
elected as pure a representative as
Audrain did, the lobby at Jefferson
City would get lonesome and &c
home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
From an Unpreiudiced Paper.
From the Mobcrly Monitor.

hF-A NNN 1890
Audrain county grand juries have
a curious idea Of their duties and a
rather exalted of their Importance and
responsibility. On Tuesday last, the
grand jury made Il report in which
they severely criticised and censured
the late Judge, Z. Robinson, and the
late prosecuting attorney, Geo. Rob-
ertson, for the manner in which GER
tain criminal cas- S were disposed OF
recently, before these gentlemen went
out Of office. If the officers were
guilty of malfeasance, it was undoubt-
edly the duty of the grand jury to in
dict them, but for that body to try,
condemn and punish them in a star
chamber court, is a little more than
American love of fairness and jurls-
prudence will warrant.
We also clip the following from
the same paper:
There seems to be nothing what
ever in the charges made by the Au-
drain grand jury against Judge Rob
inson and Prosecuting Attorney Rob-
ertson. The grand jury was simply
uosing around in quarters it had no
right to invade and was probably in
stigated to the work by al ex-oflicial
whose reputation has been somewhat
smirched by equivocal practices.
Those who know both gentlemen best
are least inclined to accept the theory
of collision with criminals and com
promise with crime.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

THE County Court is IL session
and has business enough to kept
busy for a week. The personnel of
the court is, perhaps, the best of
any county in the state. They are
representative men of the county and
indefatigable in the work for the
best interest of the county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

DOODLE may indeed be derived from
the Dutch, but the general impress
sion IS that it is taken from the peck.
cts of the people.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

GEN. JOHN Mcneil has been re-
moved from the adjutant-generalcy
of the G. A. X. of this state. A good
radiance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

Administrators oil Bank Stock.
NOTICE is hereby given that | will as
IN administrator Of the estate of John
Hall, deceased, under order of the Pro.
bate Court of Audrain county, Mo-, on
Wednesday, the 10th of March, 1887,
at the Court House door in the city Of
Mexico, Mo-, proceed to sell ut public
auction to the highest bidder, forty
(40) shares of the stock Of the Mexico
Savings Bank, said shares being fer
500 each, on their face. Sale to take
place between the hours of nine O'Clock
a. IN. and five p. M. on said day. Terms
made known on the day of sale.
44-tds. h. II. HALL, Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

IT is not true that q Washington
pension agent is trying to get a pen
sion allowed for the offspring of an
army mule.